Hockey coaster



Nov. 23, 1926. 1,608,238

H. RIEFSCHNIDER HOCKEY COASTER Filed April 5 1924 Patented Nov. Z3,

tlNl'lE SEA'EEES HOCKEY coz-renna.

Application led April 3, 1924. Serial No. 703,876.

The invention is a toy that may be used as a coaster by a child wearing roller skates.

One object of the invention is to provide a device whereby a person with roller skates may coast down a hill.

Another object of t-he invention is to provide a device which may be used as a coaster by a person wearing' roller skates which is equipped with a brake.

And a further object of the invention is to provide a roller skate coaster that may also be used to play hockey.

lVith these ends in view the invention e1nbodies a hockey stick havingwheels on the i end ot the handle, brakes for the wheels, a

saddle, and a folding bar that may be placed across the knees.

Other features and advantages of the. invention will be seen trom-the following de- G scription taken in connection with the drawings. wherein Figure 1 is a side view of the device.

Figure 2 is a plan showing the saddle and knee bar.

Figure 3 is an end showing the arrangement of the wheels.

In the drawings I have shown my device as it would be constructed wherein numeral 1 indicates the hockey stick,'numeral 2 the wheels, and numeral 3 the saddle.

The stick 1 is provided with a bearing 4 at the end thereof in which the rollers 5 and 6 are rotatably mounted through a shaft T. Above the wheels are brake shoes 8 and 9 which are mounted on a bar 10 which is pivotally attached to the under side of the stick 1 by bearings 11 and 12. The central portion ot the bar 10 is bent downward to form an eye 13 as shown in Finiure 1 so that a spring' 14 which will pass through an opening,` 15 in the bearing i may be attached to it. The opposite end ot the spring may be attached to a hook 16 on the undeil side of the stick 1. The sides ot the stick 1 may be reinforced at this point by cleats 17 and 18 as shown.

The saddle 3 which may be formed of sheet metal or any other suitable material may be attached to the upper side oit' the D0 stick 1 as shown in' Figure 1 or in any suitable manner. as, for instance, that shown in Figure 1. In the design shown braces 19 and 2O are stamped from openings see Figure 2 in the saddle and bent downward so that they may be riveted or bolted to the stick.

A short distance above the saddle is a. brake lever 21 which may be pivotally mounted between a cleat 22 and the side 'of the stick 1 on a pin 23 as shown in Figures 1 and 2, and another cleat 24 may be placed on the opposite side ot the stick 1 to reintorce the stick. rllhe lower end oi the lever 21 which will project below the stick is provided with a hole 25 by which it may be connected by a wire 26 to the eye 13 in the bar 10. The wire 2G will pass on the under side ot the stick and may be held in place by eyes 27 or any other suitable means. lt will be seen that as the lever 21 is pulled upward it will draw npward on the wire and force the brake shoes 8 and 9 downward. on the wheels or rollers in order to retard the device. l

On the under side of the stick is a bar 28 which is pivotally mounted on a bolt 2) which is provided with a thumb nut so that it may be held in a. longitudinal or transverse position. and curved as shown as in Figure 2 so that it may be placed over the knees when a person is sitting); on the saddle 3 and coasting'. This will make it possible to hold the device and atuthe same time lguide it without using` the hands. lt will be seen that this bar 28 may be twisted to a position under the stick so that it will be parallel with it when it is not being used as a coaster or when it is being used as a hockey stick.

It will be understood that changes may be made in the construction without departinfr trom the spirit of the invention. v

The construction will be readily understood 'from the foregoing description. To use the device coaster it may be held in the position shown in Figure 1 so that a person may sit on the saddle and place their feet. upon which are roller skates or the like. upon the `ground. rlhe bar 28 may then be opened to the position shown and placed upon the knees. It will be seen that the progress ot the device may-be retarded as much as desired by applying; the brak s through the lever 21. lWhen the device is used it'or playing' hockey the bar 28 may Verted position, rollers at the lower end of the stick, a Saddle upon the said stick and a transverse bar mounted in such a position that `it may rest upon the `knees of a `person sitting upon the saddle, said transverse bar being readily adjustable to a longitudinal position.

`HENRY RIEFSCHNIDER, 

